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Sustainability Initiative – Patient Care
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Sustainability Initiative – Patient Care
Angelica Sanchez
University of Phoenix
MHA/560
December 2, 2023
Sustainability Initiative – Patient Care
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Internal Medicine
Cancer Services
Banner University Medical Center
Primary Care
Mental Health
Impatient Services
Rehabilitation
Nutrition
Maternity
Women Health
Wellness
Wound Care
Intensive Care
Emergency Room
Surgery
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Sustainability Initiative – Patient Care
Initiating an environmentally friendly proposal by recycling blue wraps at Banner
University Medical Center operating rooms will reduce waste and waste management costs. The
blue wraps will be reused which will prevent millions of blue wraps from ending up in landfills
each year. This sustainability project involves disposing of blue wraps in a recycling bin instead
of throwing them in the waste bin. The project also involves reusing the blues wraps and
eliminating their one time use by creating different products. In disposing the blue wraps in a
recycling bin, we can significantly reduce the amount of waste and the amount of trash hauled to
landfills. Currently our hospitals are discarding 255 million pounds of bule wrap each
year[ CITATION Hea23 \l 1033 ]. The initiative will help reduce waste, save on costs, and create
a positive image in the eyes of the community.
Recycling the blue wraps will reduce environmental footprint and it will extend the life of
blue wraps. Reducing the amount of blue wraps that are taken to landfills will reduce the cost of
hauling. Recycling blue wraps will also benefit the community and the environment. How it
impacts our community is it will reduce the contribution to global warming by 77%. Also, in
recycling blue wraps it reduces the water used by 51% as they will be reused to create different
products. Disposing blue wraps in a recycling bin will reduce energy consumption by 90%
[ CITATION Cir23 \l 1033 ]. The money that is saved from this initiative could be used for other
departments. This initiative will not have any effects on the other department’s current budget or
expenses, however the money that is saved from recycling blue wraps could be used to provide
better services.
The revenue that is saved from recycling blue wraps could be used to expand services.
We currently have a department for women’s health and the revenue could be used to help
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expand or improve current services. This can also be used for other departments such as mental
health services, emergency departments, or our inpatient services. The initiative could potentially
save the hospital up to $30,000 a year[ CITATION Cir23 \l 1033 ]. The recycled blue wrap could
be reused as scrubs, fractured bedpan, pontoon bedpan, wash bins, gallon recycling bins, or 45-
gallon recycling bins.
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References
Circular Blu . (2023).
The Ultimate Guide To Starilization On Wraps Recycling and
REpurposing at Your Hospital
. Retrieved from Circular Blu :
https://circularblu.com/the-
ultimate-guide-to-sterilization-wrap-recycling-and-repurposing-at-your-hospital/
HealthTrust Performance Group . (2023).
Blue Wrap Recycling
. Retrieved from HealthTrust
Performance Group :
https://healthtrustpg.com/thesource/healthcare-innovation/blue-
wrap-recycling/